Soupir

Soupir may also refer to the French music term for a quarter rest.

Soupir
Church and a French military cemetery in Soupir
Soupir
Location within Picardy region Soupir
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Soissons
Canton	Vailly-sur-Aisne
Intercommunality	Val de l'Aisne
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Evelyne Libregs
Area1	10.2 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	288
• Density	28/km2 (73/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	02730 / 02160
Elevation	42–190 m (138–623 ft) (avg. 65 m or 213 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Soupir is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.

History

Located south of the Chemin des Dames, the village was largely destroyed during the Second Battle of the Aisne in World War I. Today, five national cemeteries are located in Soupir: two for France, and one each for Germany, the UK, and Italy.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	348	—
1968	307	−11.8%
1975	283	−7.8%
1982	289	+2.1%
1990	287	−0.7%
1999	282	−1.7%
2008	308	+9.2%
2012	288	−6.5%

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department

References

• INSEE

Soupir in 1917